Monday, February 4, 2013
James Farrell, Grosse Ile resident and public works employee, died at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit on Jan. 28.
A memorial service for James Farrell was scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at St. James Episcopal Church on Grosse Ile. Farrell, a township public works employee, died after a trench collapsed on top of him while he attempted to fix a broken water main. He was trapped under ground for nearly 14 minutes. Farrell was transported to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit where he died on Jan. 28. Farrell is the father of Brandon, brother of Jack (Carole) Hayward, Jean (Bob) Beaubien, Judy (Ricco) Righetti, and John (Barb) Farrell. Farrell is also survived by his friend Donna Darin-Volz, as well as numerous nieces and nephews, according to Martenson Family Funeral Homes, Inc. Memorials may be made to James E. Farrell Estate. Grosse Ile Township …
Monday, January 28, 2013
James Farrell, Grosse Ile resident and public works employee, died at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit Monday night.
Grosse Ile Department of Public Works employee James Farrell, who was injured on the job in a cave-in last week, died Monday night, according to Township Supervisor Brian Loftus. Farrell was 56. Trenton public safety officials said Farrell was buried under nearly two feet of mud and water for nearly 14 minutes after a trench dug to fix a broken water main collapsed Thursday morning. Farrell was airlifted to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit where he remained until his death. "Jim was just a genuinely good guy," Loftus said. Grosse Ile Township officials plan to release a statement regarding Farrell on Tuesday. Hosptial officials also confirmed Farrell's death. Look to Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch for more information on this story. *This article …
A Grosse Ile employee died after being buried alive while attempting to fix a broken water main Thursday.
An investigation into a job site cave-in, which lead to the death of a Grosse Ile public works employee, began Friday after crews filled in a 12-foot deep hole where the man was buried alive. The 56-year-old islander was not breathing and did not have a pulse when he was pulled from the hole were he was attempting to fix a broken water main Thursday, officials said. Emergency personnel later revived him. The water main located just a few feet off Meridian Road near Bridge Road was fixed by a private contractor and filled in Friday morning, according to Grosse Ile Police Chief Joseph Porcerelli. Porcerelli said public works employees were given the day off due to the tragic incident involving their co-worker. Officials from the Michigan …
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A Grosse Ile public works employee was airlifted to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit after being buried alive while attempting to fix a broken water main Thursday.
A Grosse Ile man who spent nearly 14 minutes buried beneath water, mud and clay while attempting to fix a broken water main was still in critical condition Monday. The 56-year-old employee of the Grosse Ile Department of Public Works remains unconscious. His status has not changed since he was resuscitated by emergency personnel on the island and airlifted to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit on Thursday, according to Grosse Ile police. Two DPW employees who are also trained volunteer firefighters were at the site at the time a hole dug to fix the water main collapsed around the man. The two men retrieved the man from the hole by digging through mud, water and clay with their bare hands. For the latest Trenton and Grosse Ile news and …
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Friday, January 25, 2013
A Grosse Ile employee was buried alive for about 14 minutes while attempting to fix a broken water main near Meridian Road Thursday.
A Grosse Ile employee remains in critical condition after being buried alive while attempting to fix a broken water main Thursday near Meridian Road. Grosse Ile Police Chief Joseph Porcerelli said the 56-year-old department of public works employee was still unconcious Friday morning. The man, a lifelong resident of Grosse Ile, was air lifted to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit after being resuscitated by Grosse Ile and Trenton emergency personnel. Stay with Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch for updates in this story. For the latest Trenton and Grosse Ile news and information, "like" Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and sign up for our daily newsletter.
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Grosse Ile Township police and fire held a press conference Thursday afternoon about a Department of Public Works employee who became buried while attempting to fix a water main break on the island.
OUTSIDE DETROIT, MI -- A Grosse Ile Township employee is in critical condition after spending nearly 14 minutes buried underground while attempting to fix a water main break on the island Thursday morning. The 56-year-old Department of Public Works employee and lifelong Grosse Ile resident became buried after the walls of a 12-foot deep hole dug to fix the water main collapsed on top of him. The man was not breathing and did not have a pulse when he was pulled from the hole near Meridian Road, according to Grosse Ile Fire Chief Duncan Murdock. He was revived by Grosse Ile and Trenton emergency personnel at the scene and airlifted by helicopter to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Grosse Ile Township Police Chief Joseph Porcerelli and Murdock…
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Sophie Radakovich
10:59 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
It's so sad. Deepest sympathy to his family. more ›